Bear, turkey spring season are now open
A wild turkey walks along a fairway at Buffalo Hill Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Hunting seasons for black bear and wild turkey have opened in Northwest Montana.
The last day for black bears is June 15.
Some of the top bear-producing Management Units in the state are 100, 101, 103 and 104. According to 2023 spring and fall harvest reports, hunters in Region 1 bagged 457 black bears, nearly 31% of the total state harvest. Neighboring Region 2 was next in Montana with hunters taking 397 bears. In Regions 1 and 2, the female harvest was about 40% In Region 103, hunters bagged 77 black bears. Region 100 was next with 56 while Region 104 saw 30 bears harvested and Region 101 hunters harvested 16 bears.
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